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Re: US guided procedures From: Allen Worrall (jworrall@alaska.net) Tue Oct 3 14:39:56 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Stuart Campbell Op-Ed" Previous message: DuBose, Terry: "Re: US guided procedures" Maybe in reply to: HowM: "US guided procedures" Next in thread: HowM: "Re: US guided procedures" Reply: HowM: "Re: US guided procedures" I would think it important to use sterile gel just from a medical legal point of view even if there were no concerns about nonsterile gel contributing to an infection. The same concerns may not exist in Malaysia. The only invasive procedure I am involved with is providing ultrasound guidance for amniocentesis. I use nonsterile gel when I am first scanning, and when the ob doctor is picking a spot. Then, while he is prepping the abdomen with Betadine, I place the transducer in a sterile sheath and apply sterile gel to the outside of the sheath. Then I try to follow the passage of the needle or locate the needle once it is in place. Allen >----- Original Message ----- From: "DuBose, Terry" <DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND" <ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:28 AM Subject: Re: US guided procedures > We do a betadine scrub before any "needle work", and use sterile gel. > Is it necessary, I am not sure of that, but it is safest to preclude > infections. There is considerable literature that gel can transmit > infections... see: > > http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-avis/prof/2004/ultrasou > nd_2_nth-ah_e.html > > Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM > > Associate Professor & Director > Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program > University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP > 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563 > Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA > 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948 > DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu > http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/ > http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm > http://www.io.com/~dubose/ > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of > HowM > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:47 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND > Subject: US guided procedures > > Hi Dr Udayakumar and Professor Terry J. DuBose, > > During US guided procedures, is it necessary to use STERILE gel ? > STERILE gel is more difficult to come by and it is expensive. > > MHFoo > Malaysia > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > Next message: art fougner, md: "Stuart Campbell Op-Ed" Previous message: DuBose, Terry: "Re: US guided procedures" Maybe in reply to: HowM: "US guided procedures" Next in thread: HowM: "Re: US guided procedures" Reply: HowM: "Re: US guided procedures"

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